GLOBAL WARMING

   Everyone agrees that  global warming is         coming.         Did we cause it? Who knows?  

  Some   say, “Yes—we better change our

  ways.”     Others say—“No, it’s a natural 

  phenomenon and there is little we can do.

  Who is right and who is wrong, and mostly   who cares at this point?

Global warming is no ordinary problem.

It’s the problem of our times—and our children’s times. Solving it will require the efforts of the best minds of our generation.   It might just be a wakeup call for humanity. It’s an excellent reason to change our ways. Stop polluting our earth. Stop wasting our water and our energy!

(1) However, There is something we all can do, and it’s so simple and easy that it’s ridiculous. We can all start just one small “Square Foot Garden”, right in our back or front yard, patio, deck, or even balcony or porch.

What good is that going to do you ask?

Keep in mind SFG uses no polluting fertilizers, insecticides or pesticides. No

big noisy smelly roto-tiller. No gas, oil or grease will be used. You won’t have to

drive to the store continually to buy more seeds, then some more heavy and expensive tools. All you need is a one dollar trowel. You’ll only need 10 % of the normal water. The list goes on and on. Eliminating all those things that no longer are needed means they don’t have to be manufactured. No need for raw materials to be transported across the country polluting the air and the quiet of the country side, then products transported back again, causing more traffic congestion which results in constant replacement of roads and bridges.

How could a small garden do all that you ask? Well check the numbers—

If there are 302 million people in the USA , divide that by 2 (two) for couples and families and we have 151 million households, all of which have room for at least one 4’x4’ SFG. A balcony does it with a 2’x 8’ SFG and still gives you 16 sq. feet. Planting each sq. foot with a different crop and rotating crops every season, you will harvest at least

3 crops every year. Let’s say for easy calculating, each crop produces 1 lb. of food per square foot, per season.

We now have the astronomical figure of ­­­­7,248 million pounds of food every year that doesn’t have to be transported, refrigerated, stored, boxed, handled,

wasted and RECALLED. Add another

zillion pounds of food that states like,

Florida, Texas, California, and Hawaii will add to their total because they have four seasons to grow in. . . . Are you impressed yet? You should be and the most exciting part is—this can all be done all over the world. Do you like big numbers? “Do the math” for China .

One of the biggest advantages of SFG is

that it can be done all over the world the same way using nothing but compost for

the “Mel’s Mix”. Making compost cleans

up the neighborhood, protects the environment and will help produce the “Green Earth” we all want! At a cost of zero dollars of government money. No increase    of your taxes folks. Could you just imagine the cost if we had the government do all this?

Back to the solution to pollution and global warming-

(2) Here’s why a Square Foot Garden could be one of the best things to have in 2007 and beyond:

•  The method is irrefutable

•  The solution is clear

•  Something must be done NOW, and every day there is a more critical need for solutions that will fight global warming

Advantages of Square Foot Gardening

(3) Everyone is flocking to so-called clean, or green technologies that cut down on green house gas emissions, notably carbon dioxide, reduce non-renewable fossil fuel and conserve water resources. But it’s going to cost a bundle of money. Why not start with something that is practically free and has no side effects?

(4) We need a clean and green revolution striking at the heart of the global warming problem.

(5) SFG is uniquely positioned to help serve that mission with a gardening method that eliminates carbon dioxide emissions, reduces dirty energy uses, and conserves water everywhere in the world. 

(6) The problem is real. The solution is here. The time is now.

What could be easier than this?

And start planting!

If you agree, please copy this article and send to everyone you know. It’s their problem too.

If you don't agree, write me and tell me why.

Thank you all. Mel Bartholomew - Inventor, Author, and Founder of the Square Foot Gardening Foundation